Where in the article does it say that? According to the article, It’s being funded by the Laura Lynn children’s hospice and Irish Hospice foundation to assess future needs for children with life limiting disabilities. These are hardly organisations that are conducting a study with the view to cutting services.

Abdul al Rawi- We are trying to discuss the implications of these cuts, but you, for some unknown reason, seem to think it is a good place to rant about N.Korea, why? Do you find the prospects of these cuts funny? While you might not find national affairs interesting, you should respect the fact that some of us do and would like to rationally discuss the real world, not whatever fantasist stuff is going on in your head.

Think he’s referring to censorship. He had made a credible and worthwhile contribution but for some strange reason it was deleted.

Clarence- Thats fair enough. I didnt see his earlier comment, but with the avatar and link to North Korea I assumed he was another person trying to use the journal to make some political statement about global politics, rather than addressing the urgent issue at hand. If you are right, I was mistaken and I retract my remark. Its only fair.

Kenneth Clarence is in fact correct. And the North Korea remark was more of a joke. I live in Ireland.

Abdul- As I said, I did not see your earlier comment and when I read your reply to the comment I thought you were diverting the conversation into the heady political sea of North Korean politics. This whole issue of cuts to the disabled and sick is frustrating, as I have a family member who relies on care and I am more than aware of the damage these repeated attacks have caused struggling families, who rely on the carers allowance, etc., to keep the show on the road. I was not aware that you had an earlier comment removed, so I was wrong and stand corrected. Apologies again.

It’s cool Kenneth don’t worry about it. We have enough to be giving out about our own shower in the dail never mind world politics. Let the American government look after that.